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Noll explained that her daughter, a high school sophomore, had gone to a bonfire hosted by a fellow member of the Aletheia Club, a Christian group at her school.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Not many women can be seen around the bonfires dotting the horizon near Gaza City on this night in June, captured on video.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Nightmare-inducing ghost stories around raging bonfires.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 26 July 2025
New England Plymouth, Mass., antiques dealer Molly Garcia grew up on nearby Cape Cod, where beaches, bonfires and clam bakes make for quintessential summers.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 July 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Not many women can be seen around the bonfires dotting the horizon near Gaza City on this night in June, captured on video.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Nightmare-inducing ghost stories around raging bonfires.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 26 July 2025
New England Plymouth, Mass., antiques dealer Molly Garcia grew up on nearby Cape Cod, where beaches, bonfires and clam bakes make for quintessential summers.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 July 2025
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonfire. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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bonfire
noun
bon·fire
ˈbän-ˌfī(ə)r 
: a large outdoor fire
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